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In Search of a Revolution: Occupy Austin in Photographs

In Search of a Revolution: Occupy Austin in Photographs
Fri, 4/11/2014 - by John Anderson

"In Search of a Revolution: Occupy Austin in Photographs and Text" documents the activities of Occupy Austin, which participated in the international movement created by Occupy Wall Street. The book is presented chronologically and begins with the first day of the occupiers' encampment at Austin City Hall. It includes photographs of marches, arrests, assemblies, court trials, the camp itself and even law enforcement infiltration. Digital copies of the book are also available in iBook and PDF formats at activepresspub.com.

On December 12, 2011, a group of 16 people, including some with Occupy Austin, were arrested at the Port of Houston for blocking an entrance. Although most of the group was charged with misdemeanors, seven of the participants were charged with felonies for using PVC tubes to lock arms. They became known as the Gulf Port 7.

During the trial, a subpoena revealed that Austin Police Department's undercover officers had infiltrated Occupy Austin with up to six officers before the group established a camp at City Hall. It was also revealed that three of the undercover officers provided the tubes that raised the charges to felonies. The trial ended after the prosecutor lowered the charges to misdemeanors.

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